| John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...according to the Proverb, that here is God's Plenty. We have our Fore-fathers and Great Grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's Days; their general Characters are ftill remaining in Mankind, and even in England, tho' they are cali'd by other Names than thofe of... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. Wre have our fore-fathers and great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, tho they are called by other names than thole of Monks... | |
| Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...great grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general charac"_ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thole of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbeiies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general charac" ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thofe of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbefies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| Joseph Towers - Bio-bibliography - 1773 - 498 pages
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general charaņers are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England ; though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and Lady Abbefles, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general charafters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thole cf Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady AbhefTes, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...according to the proverb, that here is Sod's plenty. We have our fore-fathers and great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even, in England, though they are called by other names than thole... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our fore-fathers and great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of... | |
| Biography - 1795 - 408 pages
...according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We hear ofir forefathers and great granddames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general characters are dill remaining in mankind, and even in England, thot.vh they are callcd by other names than thofe of... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1795 - 322 pages
...before us as they were in Chau" cer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in man" kind, and even in England, though they are called by other " names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and " Lady-Abbeffes, and Nuns ; for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
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